ENOUGH ALREADY: About $750,000 of that is spent by outside groups in Colorado every day this election season, where a tight race in a newly important swing state has drawn considerable interest, The Washington Post reports[1], in following up our story from Sunday[2]. No matter their allegiances, voters here appear to have had enough.

MORE ON CHOICE: Ken Buck’s views on homosexuality being a choice[3] are closer to the mainstream in Colorado Springs, The Gazette reports[4]. Focus on the Family social policy analyst, said Monday, “Alcohol affects your whole body, and so does sexual behavior. The highly addictive (aspect of both) is an apt comparison.”

MINOR PARTY INCONVENIENCE: “It probably will happen,” Republican state party chairman Dick Wadhams told the AP[5] when asked about gubernatorial nominee Dan Maes collecting less than 10 percent of the vote. “Voters are asking, ‘Why would I waste my vote on Maes? ‘”